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单词 painful
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painful

UK /ˈpeɪnf(ə)l/

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    making you feel upset, ashamed, or unhappy
    painful memory/reminder:

    He sobbed as he relived the painful memory.

    painful experience:

    His autobiography recounts the unique and painful experience of imprisonment.

    unbearably/unbelievably painful:

    The loss of her husband to cancer was unbearably painful.

    Synonyms and related words

    Making you feel sad or upset
    Synonyms and related words

    Making you feel ashamed or embarrassed
  2. 2
    if part of your body is painful, you feel pain there

    My feet were sometimes so painful and swollen that I could not wear shoes.

    She suffers from stiff and painful joints.

    Synonyms and related words

    Physically painful and describing pain
    1. 2a
      making you feel physical pain
      extremely/terribly/excruciatingly painful:

      The sting can be excruciatingly painful.

      Synonyms and related words

      Physically painful and describing pain
  3. 3
    informaldone so badly that you feel embarrassed

    His performance was painful to watch.

    Synonyms and related words

    Making you feel ashamed or embarrassed

painful

US /ˈpeɪnf(ə)l/

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    making you feel upset, ashamed, or unhappy
    painful memory/reminder:

    He sobbed as he relived the painful memory.

    painful experience:

    His autobiography recounts the unique and painful experience of imprisonment.

    unbearably/unbelievably painful:

    The loss of her husband to cancer was unbearably painful.

    Synonyms and related words

    Making you feel sad or upset
    Synonyms and related words

    Making you feel ashamed or embarrassed
  2. 2
    if part of your body is painful, you feel pain there

    My feet were sometimes so painful and swollen that I could not wear shoes.

    She suffers from stiff and painful joints.

    Synonyms and related words

    Physically painful and describing pain
    1. 2a
      making you feel physical pain
      extremely/terribly/excruciatingly painful:

      The sting can be excruciatingly painful.

      Synonyms and related words

      Physically painful and describing pain
  3. 3
    informaldone so badly that you feel embarrassed

    His performance was painful to watch.

    Synonyms and related words

    Making you feel ashamed or embarrassed
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